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Thursday, May 05, 2011

The Russian and Chinese envoys to the United Nations have raised alarm on the NATO airstrikes on Libya, saying the attacks exceed the UN Resolution 1973 that authorized a no-fly zone.

"Unfortunately it must be noted that actions by NATO-led coalition forces also lead to civilian casualties. This took place in particular during recent bombings of Tripoli," Russia's UN envoy Vitaly Churkin said during a meeting of UN Security Council members on Wednesday.

Churkin insisted that any military action outside the UN mandate would be unacceptable. Resolution 1973, approved in February, authorized the enforcement of a no-fly zone over Libya to protect people fighting against the long-time rule of Muammar Gaddafi.'

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The illusion of freedom [in America] will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater."
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"Today Americans would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order; tomorrow they will be grateful. This is especially true if they were told there was an outside threat from beyond, whether real or promulgated, that threatened our very existence. It is then that all peoples of the world will plead with world leaders to deliver them from this evil. The one thing every man fears is the unknown. When presented with this scenario, individual rights will be willingly relinquished for the guarantee of their well being granted to them by their world government."